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Sam Davis

Editor-in-Chief, Power Electronics

Sam Davis is editor-in-chief of Power Electronics Technology magazine and website. He has 18 years experience in electronic engineering design and management, six years in public relations and 25 years as a trade press editor. He holds a BSEE from Case-Western Reserve University, and did graduate work at the same school and UCLA. Sam was the editor for PCIM, the predecessor to Power Electronics Technology, from 1984 to 2004. His engineering experience includes circuit and system design for Litton Systems, Bunker-Ramo, Rocketdyne, and Clevite Corporation.. Design tasks included analog circuits, display systems, power supplies, underwater ordnance systems, and test systems. He also served as a program manager for a Litton Systems Navy program.

Sam is the author of Computer Data Displays, a book published by Prentice-Hall in the U.S. and Japan in 1969. He is also a recipient of the Jesse Neal Award for trade press editorial excellence, and has one patent for naval ship construction that simplifies electronic system integration.

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The question of whether to do research and development (R&D) is a perplexing problem for most power supply companies. My experience at an aerospace company points out the problem. When business was good and...

According to its mission statement, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) is an organization that “serves the public through the promotion and advancement of engineering technology and applied...

According to its mission statement, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) is an organization that “serves the public through the promotion and advancement of engineering technology and applied...

Engineering salaries in the U.S. depend on several variables, such as company location, experience, education, and products produced. An early 2001 study by Design News magazine, whose readers are primarily mechanical...

Engineering salaries in the U.S. depend on several variables, such as company location, experience, education, and products produced. An early 2001 study by Design News magazine, whose readers are primarily mechanical...

While the power electronics industry is pushing to improve quality and productivity and pulling to do it quickly, at lower cost, and with fewer people, today's engineers require better education and training in...

It's hard to find a good power electronics book. However, the second edition of Fundamentals of Power Electronics is definitely worth your time. Published in December 2000, the text incorporates several revisions of...

I recently got a phone call from an engineer at a semiconductor company who wanted to comment on our February editorial: “Moore's New Law.” This engineer had worked in Europe for several years before coming to the...

Gordon Moore, 72, is known throughout the electronics industry as the originator of "Moore's Law." The law allows chip makers to be able to double the number of transistors in an integrated circuit each year for the...